Apparatus for cooking and drying



Feb. 2, 1932. H. s. VINCENT APPARATUS FOR COOKING AND DRYING OriginalFiled April 13, 1929 27 FIB.E|-

Patented F eb. 2, 1932 UNETED STATES A ENT OFFICE,

HOWELL SMITH VINCENT, F BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS APPARATUS ronoooKn'IeAivD DRYING Original application filed April 13, 1929, SerialNo. 354,9 7. Diviiiedand this application filed February 1e,1e3o. SerialNo. 429,441.

My invention consists in a new and useful improvement in apparatus forcooking and drying. This application is a divisional application from myapplication Serial Number 5 354,967, filed in the United States Patent.

. in the pipe 13. The pipe is supported by ()flice on April 13, 1929.

The particularly novel and useful features of my invention described andclaimed here- I in are the combinat1on of a cookmg chamber in {and adrying chamber, and means for the heating and circulation of air toserve the double use of the evacuation of odorous fumes from the cookingchamber and the passage of heated air through the drying cham- 15 her.

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Fig. 1 is a plan view of my device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on theline 22 of Fig. 1.

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I provide a vertically movable insulated chamber 1 having the insulatedtop 2 with an inner lining 3, the outer insulated end wall.

1 with inner lining 5, the insulated bottom 6 with inner lining 7 theinner uninsulated end wall 8, the rear insulated side wall (not shown)with inner lining 9 The side of the chamber 1 which is toward the frontis open for access to the chamber 1, but I mayprodesired.

The chamber 1, as above described, when in normal position, is receivedin a casing C upon which the top 2 fits to form a closed chamber.

I provide three elevating means 10 comprising pneumatically operatedtubes, upon which the chamber 1 is mounted, and by which it may be movedout of the casing C.

Upon the lining 7 of the bottom 6 of the chamber 1, I provide anydesired number of electric hot plates 11, and depending from the top 2 Iprovide the hotplate 12.

Suitably mounted on the casing C at a point adjacent the bottom 6 of thechamber 1, there is the pipe 13 square in cross section which passesupwardly in juXta-position with the wall 8 which is disposed at thatpointto encase the pipe 13 on two of its sides. This Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line 3-3.

vide a suitable movable closure therefor, if

pipe 13 is provided'near its upper end on its side away'from the chamber1 with a port14.

Slidably received in the pipe 13 is the pipe 15. havingthe elongatedslot 16 so disposed as to be in constant register with the port 14 its,elbow 17 attached to the innerside of the top 2'and disposed adjacentthe front edge thereof, and slot 18. p Adjacent the chamber 1, there ismounted in thecasing C the chamber 19 formed by the 11920, 21, 22 andas, the bottom 24 and the provided with the longitudinal hinged top 25.It is to be noted that the wall 1 21 merges with the pipe 13'so that theport, 14

of'the pipe 13 opens into the chamber '19.

Passing through the bottom 24 is thevent pipe26 connectedwith theevacuatorfan 27,

- driven by the motor M, and having the 'discharge pipe 28. Suitablydisposed in the bottom 24 is the discharge opening 29 cont-rolled by theslide valve 30-, slidably mounted on the underside of the bottom 2 1,and having the .opera'ting'handle 31 conveniently positioned'on thecasing C. It is to benoted that the bottom 24 is downwardly inclinedtoward the opening29, to facilitate. discharge ofma- V terialtherethrough. 1 V v Y I will now describe'the use and operation of mydevice. It is to be understood that suitable m'anually-operated controlmeans'for the elevatingmeanslO is suitably positioned on.

the casing C. By the operation of this means the operator may cause thechamber, 1 to rise out of the casingC and thus render easily accessiblefor use the hot plates 11' so that the chamber-Imay serveas a grill. Itis to be understood that any suitable form of manually-operated controlmeans for the plates 11 and 12 are provided. It is to be understood thatany suitable manually-operated control means for the. motor M issuitably situated. By the manipulation of this means the ,operator maycause the fan 27 to induce a current of air through the slot 18 in theelbow 17 and the pipe 15 and through the chamber-19 and pipes 26 and 28,thus serving to remove any odorous fumes caused by the operation of thehot plates 11. When it is desired to utilize the chamber 1 as an oven,it may be raised into the position heretofore described and after thearticles to be cooked in the oven are placed in the chamber 1, it isreturned to normal position thus being enclosed by the casing C and heatsupplied by the plates 11 and 12. 7

y ra sing t h ng i 25 th pere e has access to chamber 19 and may depositundesirable refuse therein. When the lid 25 is closed, the refuse isconfined in a sub stantially air-tight chamber through which heated airmay be circulated as above desc bed, h r by clessicab ns th refi is hichmay be'discharged by gravity from the chamber 19 by opening thedischarge valve 30, and di ea d :0 in any suitable Way- Hev ng d s be myinv n io whet 1 claim is: V

1, The combination of a chamber; a pipe in a d amb r; a me u el ve t cay m r able into ,and out of said chamber; a pipe in saidrecep taclehaving a slot therein; an elbow attached to said receptacle pipe,slidable a he ham e pipe, and p o ide wi h a slot; a second chamber,adjacent the first mentioned chamber, provided with a port in mmunicat ih t e M i t e bo and means adapted to draw air from the re.- ceptaclethrough its pipe and elbows and the said second chamber.

2. The combination of achanrber a pipe in said chamber; a receptaclemovable into and out of saidchamber; a second pipe mounted in saidreceptacle and haying a portion slidably received in said firstmentioned pipe; a Second h mber adja n a d firs tioned chamber andprovided with a port connnunication with the pipe the first mentionedchamber; and means adapted to .dnaw

air from the receptacle through both pipes and said second mentionedchamber.

3. In a cooking vand drying apparatus, the combination of a base; areceptacle provided with cooking means and means adapted to move saidreceptacle into various positions of adjustment relative to said base;asecond receptacle in said base; and means adapted to evacuate air fromsaid first receptacle and through said second receptacle whenthe firstreceptacle is in any {of its adjusted positions.

In testimony'whereof I ,aflix my signature.

HOWELL SMITH VINCENT.

